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Spirituality and the Ethics of Torture /

What exactly is torture? Should we torture suspected terrorists if they have information about future violent acts? Defining torture carefully, the book defends the idea that all people are valuable, and rejects moral defenses of torture. It focuses particularly on practices like sensory deprivation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeffreys, Derek S. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
Philosophy of Religion.
Religion and Society.
Sociology of Religion.
Spirituality.
Religion and sociology.
Religion > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
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Summary:What exactly is torture? Should we torture suspected terrorists if they have information about future violent acts? Defining torture carefully, the book defends the idea that all people are valuable, and rejects moral defenses of torture. It focuses particularly on practices like sensory deprivation, which perniciously attack the human psyche.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages)
ISBN:9780230622579
DOI:10.1057/9780230622579